Sweetbriar, California
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Sacramento Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96017. It stands on Castle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dunsmuir quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 31 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1935 USGS Dunsmuir quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Dunsmuir quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mount Shasta quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Dunsmuir quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Dunsmuir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Sweetbriar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 617 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | CASTELLA |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DOME |
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | FLUME |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | FORK |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RAILROAD |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | WATERVIEW |
| 4 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | RIVERSIDE |
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | DOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Sweetbriar: 10 past producers, 8 producers, 8 occurrences, 7 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Asbestos, Gold, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castella | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Clerbus Mae | Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Coggins Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Occurrence | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Occurrences | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Sacramento River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Property | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Dunsmuir | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Dunsmuir | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Occurrences | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castella | 0.6 miles | 31 | |
| Conant | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| Dirigo | 1.4 miles | 31 | |
| Castle Crag | 2.7 miles | 31 | |
| Sims | 4.4 miles | 32 | |
| Fisher | 7.5 miles | 32 | |
| Gibson | 9.4 miles | 32 | |
| Pollard Flat | 10.6 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656351. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










